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A woman with hair in a bun and a braid, wearing a red-and-gold garment, places her right palm on the forehead of a man in a cream short-sleeved shirt with a wristwatch and a red thread bracelet, while his other hand is raised in a blessing gesture. A golden lion-faced figure is in the foreground. Blurred figures in white and red stand behind, and a window with a fan is at the top left.

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A photograph of two men in a hall with beige wall panels. On the left, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, white and red forehead markings, a maroon wrap with gold trim, and layered silver-beaded bracelets and a long beaded necklace, extends his right arm and hand to touch the forehead of a man on the right. That man, with short dark hair and a moustache, wears a white short-sleeved collared shirt and stands with his palm raised. A golden lion-head sculpture and a dark speaker stand behind them, and a partly visible person appears at the right edge. The gesture suggests a blessing given in a satsang setting. The left figure matches Swamiji (probable) by long swept-back hair, bare chest, maroon wrap, beaded necklace and bracelets.2013-12-05September 13 20132013-09-13A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A woman with hair in a bun and a red-bordered garment, bare-shouldered with a rudraksha-style cord, presses her right palm to the forehead of a man in a cream short-sleeved shirt and wristwatch, who holds his hands up in a gesture of receiving. Her left hand rests on his hand area. A golden lion-faced ceremonial object sits in the lower left foreground. Behind them, other people in white and red shawls stand near a window and fan.2013-11-21A photograph of a ceremonial blessing. A central figure with hair in a bun, bare-chested and wearing an orange-and-red garment with a beaded brown mala, extends his right hand toward the head of a man in a white shirt standing before him. Beside them a shaved-headed attendant in an orange shawl and mala kneels, with white and red tilak on his forehead. A gleaming golden object in the foreground, shaped like a lion or animal head, is visible. Behind them several men in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands folded, a white pedestal fan and red drapes in the background.2013-09-13A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-toned ornamental piece in the foreground touches the forehead of a man in a white collared polo shirt with a lanyard badge. The seated figure wears layered rudraksha malas, a white forehead marking, and a white bandage on the forearm, and holds a gold elephant-shaped object. Behind them, a standing man in white kurta with hands joined and a woman in a blue-green sari stand near red drapes and a garland of red flowers. A woman in red-orange clothing with rudraksha beads sits beside them, and a man in white stands at the right edge. The setting resembles a devotional satsang or blessing session with fans and a floral backdrop.2013-09-28September 30 20132013-09-30A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a room with red curtains and a floral garland backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and draped wrap with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace extends his right hand toward the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, who holds his palms up and open. The blessed man wears a lanyard. Beside them a golden kalasha-shaped vessel is held. Behind, a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a standing man in a white shirt watch. A white table fan and a woman in a dark embroidered sari stand in the background.2013-10-04September 13 20132013-09-13September 30 20132013-09-30A seated figure in a red and maroon sannyasi-style wrap with a thick gold-tone rope necklace and a gold lion-head armrest in the foreground places both palms on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt with a red-orange shawl, a rudraksha-style bead mala, a wristwatch and a visitor badge. Behind them, a standing man in white and a red-stoled man watch from a doorway beside a white wall-mounted fan and a dark red curtain. Brass-coloured coconut-like offerings rest on the red cushioned seat.2013-11-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated robed teacher with a long dark hair bun and a white forehead mark, wearing a rust-orange wrap with a gold-edged border and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, pressing his right palm to the crown of a man's head in a white kurta. The recipient stands with eyes closed and his hand raised to his chest, receiving the blessing. A second robed figure in red-orange with a dark bead mala sits nearby, and several onlookers in light and white clothing stand behind in a room with a white wall and a standing fan. A gold statue or ornate gold object is visible at lower left.2013-11-05September 13 20132013-09-13 +1 copies